Yreka tennis team earns win at Corning

Friday

Mar 22, 2013 at 8:55 AMMar 22, 2013 at 8:58 AM

Bill Choy

The Yreka boys tennis team earned a 5-4 road win versus Corning on Tuesday.
The Miners improved to 2-0 in the Northern Athletic League.
Below is a recap of the match by Yreka head coach Mark Frudenburg.
"As expected, Corning was a very tough team to beat today. We were battling not only our opponents but a very strong north wind the entire afternoon. Standouts of the day were No. 1 (singles player) Ryan Andrus, who defeated one of the NAL's best, Durante Rodriguez. Our No. 2, Niraj Khalasi, played a very solid match and never let his opponent have a glimpse of a possible win. Caleb Lawson has made some huge improvements in his game since the beginning of the season and had no problem picking up his point at No. 6 singles. In doubles, Andrus and Khalasi were clearly the better team. Howard Gregg and Konor Christensen managed to hang on to their doubles match after getting off to a 5-0 start. They closed it out at 8-5, winning the fifth and final point for the Miners. Caleb Lawson and Trevor Fisher came from behind in their doubles and even took a short lead, only to fall 9-7. But by then the Miners had clinched the team match-up with a 5-4 score. Things will just keep getting tougher as we go to U-Prep in Redding on Tuesday. They are definitely the team to beat in the NAL right now."